Katherine T. Olander

OLANDER, Katherine T. (Turek) Katherine T. (Turek) Olander, 63, of Bristol, beloved wife of Robert Olander, died peacefully on Thursday (September 28, 2006) at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Olander was born in New Britain on June 2, 1943 and was a daughter of Katherine (Wazorko) Turek of Plainville and the late Stanley Turek. She formerly resided in Plainville where she graduated from Plainville High School in 1961. A Bristol resident for the past 40 years, she co-owned and operated, along with her husband, the Big 6 Drive In restaurant in Farmington for 25 years. She has worked at Value Health Care in Cheshire for the past 14 years and the family thanks her co-workers for their kind and generous support. She was a member of St. Matthew Church in Forestville. In addition to her loving mom and her loving and devoted husband of 43 years, Mrs. Olander is survived by three loving daughters and sons-in-law, Katherine and Danny Watts of Springfield, VA, Terri and Jim Sklenka of Bristol, and Bernadette and Aiman Copty of Ireland; a brother and sister-in-law, Stanley and Caryn Turek of Burlington; two dear sisters and a brother-in-law, Esther Turek of Bristol, and Patricia and Raymond Ouellette of Burlington; four grandchildren, Lyndsay, Emily, Grace, and Butros; several nieces and nephews including her devoted niece, Anna Vita; and her special friend, Debbie Yeilding. Funeral services will be held on Monday October 2, at 11 a.m. from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, to St. Matthew Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 Noon. Burial will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Southington. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday between 4-7 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to St. Matthew Church, 120 Church Ave., Forestville, CT 06010. On-line guestbook available at www. funkfuneralhome.com